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BHS Wrestlers Finish 4-1 at Brush Dual

Mesa Ridge Comes Out Champions

by KATIE COLLINS, Brush News-Tribune Reporter

Posted:
12/10/2012 04:06:41 PM MST

Updated:
12/10/2012 04:09:48 PM MST

Brush sophomore Tristan Teter has returned
to the mats after
two years off and managed a spectacular takedown by pin in just 1:08
over Mountain Range wrestler Grant McConnell during a Saturday
afternoon Brush Dual-Team Tournament at BHS. Mountain Range ousted
Brush during the dual, but were taken down themselves by Dual
champions from Mesa Ridge, the team the Beetdiggers took for a win the
previous Friday night in Brush. (by KATIE COLLINS, Writer/Photographer, Brush News-Tribune.)

The BHS gym was primed and prepped to host the first of several multi-team duals on Brush mats during a Saturday afternoon Brush Dual-Team Tournament held December 8 where a total of ten squads hailing varsity and JV wrestlers that ranged from 2A all the way to 5A divisions gathered for five rounds of action.

After taking on and scoring wins over varsity teams such as the 5A squad from No. 5 ranked Fossil Ridge, 4A clubs like Green Mountain, Heritage and Sheridan the Brush varsity enjoyed a strong showing.The 5A No. 10 ranked Mountain Range Mustangs out of Westminster, however, proved a tough opponent for the Beetdiggers as they ousted Brush 38 points to 31.

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While Mountain Range managed to earn nine individual victories over six BHS individual wins, the Mustangs were ousted after their own battle with the same 4A Mesa Ridge Grizzlies who Brush had taken down the day before in a Friday night match-up. The Mesa Ridge victory over Mountain Range crowned the Grizzlies as Dual champions for the day, but for Brush Head Wrestling Coach Troy Lussenhop, the Mesa Ridge victory was a step in the right direction for Brush.

“Mesa winning the tourney was kind of nice for us,” said Lussenhop, “because we wrestled them the night before and beat them, so I was actually excited to see them take the dual.”

“We had a tough time with Mountain Ridge,” he continued, “and we saw a couple of matches that I though we could have had but we are heading in a good direction and I hope we can continue.We’re back and we’re young,” said Lussenhop, “but it should be a great year for Brush wrestling.”

Four Beetdigger wrestlers currently hold high rankings among their 3A counterparts, according to Tim Yount’s ‘On the Mat’ rankings.Senior Jake Morrow holds a No. 3 ranking in his 152 lb. class, sophomore Joe Carwin ranks in a No.2 at 195 lbs, Macky Sandoval comes in at No. 4 at 120 lbs and sophomore Conrad Cole currently holds on to a No. 1 overall ranking in his 113 lb division.Early in the season as a team, Brush holds fast to a No. 7 overall berth among 3A squads.

Individual Varsity Results by Weight:

113 – Conrad Cole:went undefeated winning all 5 matches with two pins, two forfeits and one 12-2 major decision over Fossil.

120 – Macky Sandoval: went undefeated in all 5, winning with 2 pins, one tech fall, one forfeit and one 7-2 decision over Mountain.

126 – Zane Pfau: went 3-2, with wins coming by forfeit and pin.

132 – Alec Petterson: went undefeated with 5 wins coming on two decisions, one pin, one forfeit and one major 12-2 decision vs. Mountain Range.

152 – Jake Morrow: went 4-1 with three wins by pins, one by 12-0 major decision.

160- Elijio Jr. Barraza: went 3-2 with two wins by decision and one with a 16 second pin. 170 – Tyler Stratman: went 1-1 with his win-by-pin against Green.

170 – Kyle Rosenbrock:went 1-2 with a win by forfeit, lost a 3-2 decision over Mountain.

182 – Alek Muhr: went 4-1 with three wins by pin, one by forfeit.

195 – Tristan Teter: went 4-1 with wins by 9-1 major decision, two pins and one forfeit.

220 – Joe Carwin: went undefeated winning all five with three pins, one forfeit and one 9-1 major decision.

285 – Oscar Soto: went 4-1 with wins by forfeit, lost by pin versus Mountain Range.

For junior varsity grapplers, Saturday’s Brush Dual also awarded a great deal of mat time as the JV took on squads from Yuma, Fossil Ridge and Mesa Ridge all after the JV’s debut at the Chuck Annand Memorial tourney held in Akron on December 1.Beetdigger wrestlers included 113 pounder Jason Moreno, 120-er Wyatt Kolman, 126-er Carlos Felix-Vasquez, 132-er Travis Ocanas, 145-er Christian DeLong and Ismael Torralba, 170-er Toby McDonald and 285-er Jose Rodriquez.

The varsity team victory takes Brush, currently holding a No. 7 rank among 3A squads, to a 8-2 record thus far in the season as the squad gears up for a road trip to the home of Holy Family for a meet with them Thursday, December 13, with action slated to hit the mats at 6:30 p.m.

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